Welcome to Smoot ...

Smoot is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

The location of Smoot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smoot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Smoot is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Smoot is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Smoot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Smoot: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Smoot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Smoot - they are located in Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smoot.

Communities near Smoot ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smoot.

• Lewisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Ronceverte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Rainelle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Alderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Rupert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Meadow Bridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Quinwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Falling Spring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Kieffer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
  • Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Smoot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smoot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smoot. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smoot.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smoot. See our Newspapers Page for Smoot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoot ...

Looking for more information about Smoot? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Smoot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smoot.

Adding Smoot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smoot in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Smoot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Smoot post office opened in 1898.

We also found Smoot on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smoot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smoot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/